Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Asus MeMo pad 7 sound distorted

My Asus MeMo pad 7 (ME176CX) started sounding very badly when music was played at volume even at the lowest amount. There are two speakers in this tablet (seen at the bottom on the tablet in the pic below). I had to open the back to figure out which one was bad. I booted the tablet with the back off and put my finger on each of the speakers and checked if it made a difference. Pressing on one of them did fix the issue. I put a folded piece of paper that I wedged between the speaker and back cover. This really stops all sound from coming out of that speaker. I can barely tell the difference with only one speaker working as I do not use the tablet in loud areas where I need a lot of volume. I hope this helps you too.




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Sunday, August 9, 2015

Kia sorento AC only working full speed

Symptoms: I had a problem where the air condition in a Kia Sorento will only blow air when the fan speed is set to the maximum. The controls show the fan speed to be on slow and medium speeds but only the slightest air pushed through the vents.

The fix:
The problem is a bad blower resistor. This controls the speed of the blower. It is located behind the glove box, on the blower assembly. The glove box comes off by opening it and pulling it upward, off its hinges. The resistor is held in place by two screws. A very short screwdriver or a socket set with phillips head has to be used. In my case I have a 3 pin resistor so I had to get a similar part. The A/C will work even if this part is removed from the car but with the same problem of the fan only working at full speed. I bought a replacement (Wells JA1394 HVAC Blower Motor Resistor) for approximately $50USD and was able to change it out myself. I have a 2003 right hand drive Kia Sorento, 2.5L turbo diesel. The new part has a completely different metal section but the plastic and connection are the same. There is a side by side picture below. It works as expected.






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